Recent content by mattymatt

ok. great folk. Thanks everyone for the help. I've decided to knock a bit of a hole in the ceiling to check the wires. If ok, I'll tape and replaster. Otherwise, will follow your advice and replace. Thanks again Matty

Thing is, I didn't drill too far, but felt the drill enter some sort of cavity - that's when I realised that i wasn't drilling into plaster/concrete... In all likelihood, I've missed the wires but I was just wondering if there's a way to check without pulling the ceiling to pieces Matty

hi paul. I can see from which direction the cables come into the besa box, and I have a wire detector that shows the cables are running straight under where I've drilled. Thing is, I knew they were there all along, and made a note to watch them - just completely escaped me when I was...

Fred - logical points both. Thanks. It's a concrete ceiling, so not really combustible. Chri5 - I can't really get at the wires - that's part of my problem. They're in conduit in the ceiling, which I presume runs in the plaster. I was drilling a hole to put up a flush light when the drill...

oh, and the other question was: 1. If I just leave it as it is and presume I haven't hit the wire. When it "goes", how will it go? Fire? Will it blow the MCB. Just wondering how these things work. I won't risk it as I'm getting a spark in anyway soon. Matty

Thanks fred. You're right. Thing is, I can't actually tell if the wire is damaged or not. I guess I will play it safe and rewire (I do mean just the three wires that run to this rose). Any ideas how much it will cost to get a spark in to do this? Best Matty

Astonishingly, I have drilled into a ceiling exactly where the wire run is to the ceiling light. Don't ask; just lost focus for a bit. Anyway, all the lights on the circuit still work fine. I haven't tested this light itself yet. Questions: 1. Everything still works fine. Should I...